Manitoba Organization: Stanley School Division No. 26 / Garden Valley School Division No. 26

The Stanley School Division was created on 1 April 1959 by an order of the Manitoba Minister of Education, acting on a recommendation of the MacFarlane Commission on Education and the School Divisions Boundaries Commission. It became responsible for all secondary education, grades 9 to 12, within the area of the following school districts:

Ward	School Districts
1	Birkenhead School District No. 1996 Blumenfeld School District No. 2137 Blumstein School District No. 503 Burwalde School District No. 529 Chortitz School District No. 1997 Edward School District No. 1134 Friedensruh School District No. 2178 Greenfarm School District No. 853 Haskett School District No. 1284 Hochfeld School District No. 2138 Kronsgard School District No. 2151 Meath School District No. 1992 Osterwick School District No. 2140 Reinfeld School District No. 2075 Reinland School District No. 2130 Rosenbach School District No. 880 Schanzenfeld School District No. 420 Wakeham School District No. 773 Zion School District No. 803
2	Winkler School District No. 747
3	Morden School District No. 83
4	Ager School District No. 1318 Alexandria School District No. 73 Cheval School District No. 1124 Clegg School District No. 109 Deer Creek School District No. 1420 Diamond School District No. 1314 Elam School District No. 684 Elk Creek School District No. 1087 Glencross School District No. 71 Lindal School District No. 1060 Mason School District No. 2149 Mountain City School District No. 236 Orange Hill School District No. 794 Parkhill School District No. 77 Valleyfield School District No. 952 Wellington School District No. 59

In 1962, the eastern part became the Garden Valley School Division No. 26 and western part became the Western School Division No. 47.

Superintendents

Term	Superintendent
c1984-1992	Elmer Bartel (1934-2014)

See also:

Events in Manitoba History: School Divisions (1959)

Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba’s Rural School Consolidation (1905-1967)

Events in Manitoba History: School Divisions Boundaries Commission (1958-1959)

Events in Manitoba History: MacFarlane Royal Commission on Education (1957-1959)

Sources:

Report of the School Divisions Boundaries Commission, 13 January 1959, Manitoba Legislative Library, SpR 1958 Education.

“Voters back Garden Valley School Division,” Winnipeg Free Press, 22 July 1963, page 4.

We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 18 November 2023